THE CENTRE DEMOURAT PELLEFONTE, PA, APRIL 2, 1903. MISS CLARA BARTON, American Nranch Cross Society, still In the tentatiously in though staying of the time; not that stay there, for any one, the President of of the Red There is a quiet prime of life, living unos the city of Washi little Wolnan, at home very she would not HK she is as fond of home the world will not let her do so have watched the newspaper concerning her, you cannot fail to have noticed how she moves about, now sail fing up and down the tide of the Ohio river dispensing supplies and comforts to the flooded sufferers; to but us reports swollen poor, then over In Geneva attending the in- | ternational convention of the Red Cross soclety; campment of the Republic; to gather Grand Army up some things for poor, ruined people In this or that quarter of | the globe Miss Barton from Puritan stock and 1s a native of Massachusetts, the daughter of a soldier who served Comes MISS CLABA BARTON, his country in the public. When the our peaceful country volunteered to chusetts men Baltimore Her exec gifts as a nurse at army headquarters and in ‘House. She attended the wom the field. She supplies, distributing them economically Military trains placed at her disposal for the convey ance of passengers to such places as she deemed best for them. Since the close of our war between the states Miss Barton has been identi. fled with the Red Cross society work and has been president of the Ameri can branch of the international society which she was instrumental in found Ing, since its organization, early days of the re of startled she, others, ery war with 1fter those Massa ked look who were attad in and remarkable soon recognized the White ded on also took care of hospital wisely and were abllity were utive Light Housekeeping. “Don’t talk to me of care free light bousekeeping,” said a woman who had tried it. “Light housekeeping Is the heaviest kind of housekeeping it brings up a vision of oil stoves, delica- tessen shops, shabby gentility, a gulity endeavor not to let the right hand know what the left hand doeth and a conglomerate parlor-kitchen, sitting room, dining room mixture of untidi- ness, for unless you have the faculty of & ship steward it {8 an utter Impossi bility to keep things in order in such confined quarters “It can be done with every fiber of learns the true shipshape. So light housekeeping friends want to know just how you manage, what Is hidden under that curtain, which is your china and which your kitchen closet and what do you keep beneath the lounge or back of the plano.” To a person who has lived in a large house, replete with closets, light house keeping resolves itself into an effort to overcome the self evident truth that “two bodies cannot occupy the same place at the same time” while solving the problem “where to put things.” A place for everything znd everything in its place Is all right In theory, but when things outnnmber places the has to work body inwardness of the word eall it your . but one her as she not Then all please do housewife can only live In the memory | that she used to be a model house keeper before light housekeeping en snared her. Woman's World. Help For Tired Byes. There is a simple and effectual rem edy for the woman whose eyes are red | and smarting from overstrain of any kind. Let ber ask her druggist for 10 cents’ | parts of powdered | This amount | A scant fourth of | a teaspoonful dissolved in one cupful worth of equal borax and boracie will last some time. acid. of bolling water should be used as a bath for the eyes, applied with a linen | cloth as hot as can be borne with com fort. The water should be allowed to enter the eye Instead of using a cloth, often derived from benefit 80 that the eye is Immersed in the water, shut a number of times under the wa ter, and morning, and the redness of the lds will disappear, the aversion to light which is often felt ‘tn the case of weakened eyes will be greatly lessened. This remedy Is not a cure for dis eased eyes, but merely a relief for weak aud tired ones. It Is absolutely harmiess and has been recommended by physicians. Farm and Fireside, To Govern Sell. What are the accomplishments that count? Are they singing. playing, painting, dancing, ete, or are they a ‘happy disposition—one that sees the If you | next to the national en- | of the | then she comes rushing home | In | putting the face | close to the cup and tipping the latter | The eye should be opened and | Bathe the eyes in this way night | the white of the | eye will become clear and bright, and | | silver lining fo even the bIackest cloud-a helping hand, a disposition to make another's burdens easier to carry, wen temper, good nature, ete.? There } 1e no question those first suggested are accomplishments indeed In com {| parison wiih the otbers, and, again, i poor * | while the go ealled accomplishments of the her and they accomplishments that really the heritage of all. No what one's condition or disposi it bettered or trained is to says the You must learn to to curb your temper | and tongue, perhaps laboriously at first (it comes as a second nature later), to seck the silver lining, to be kind, help- | ful, gentle and honest, and when you have succeeded in all these you will not | only have all the accomplishments that count, but as a consequence you | will a most popular girl and a charming compgnion to any man. | singing, can be tage | wre | count matter tion if willing American Queen, yourself, playing, of but the ete, few, the others can be is, can be one work, | govern be Candle Shades, Why green candle shades should be selected when even to the prettiest “bud” a warmer one Is better suited is a mystery. The ghastly, sepulchral light | shed by them is sure to detract from | the most charmingly gowned company, although the effect of the table with proper setting is undeniably attractive, Every one Is familiar with the device of the stage to throw a green or blue glare on the heroine who must sudden ly role of sufferer and overspread with pallor. But without a thought of the result on her guests or { even on her own complexion the host ess who Is wise the assume the be in other things chooses effect. Yellow and red are both becoming to young and old alike and are consequently admirably adapt ed to the family party. Pink it is bet ter to choose for a youthful com pany same only Pillows, “llows om 27 by * sizes—20 30 Inches of a 25 and wld the p wide enough to They ma: or hemstitched be | than are used 30 by 20 by 1d an eighth How after they lowslips be Pil yard longer than are hemmed and easily over | plainly lows! pillows that The average sized sham Is i If the round bolster is prefer red the it may be stuffed with feathers or may consist simply of a pasteboard tick then be covered Plllow- often made of linen and simply or elaborately em- broidered slip iy be either hemmed ig!) should they the for ams ind gor to be 30 nches to shams, frame over which It may desired material ing is drawn with any shams and bedspreads are Rolled Hems For Damask. When linen, cut by the pattern, which is the same as cutting by the thread. The thread makes the pattern, which takes time than pulling the thread, and you will achieve the same result. The simple rolled bem done by hand should finish the raw edges of all damask tablecloths and napkins unless a hemstitch Is pre ferred. Int tablecloth usu ally has a two inch hem and the pap kins are finished with an hem Tablecloths cut from the are much cheaper than those with a border cutting table ' bean his case the inch web woven Ruskin on Girl Rearing. “You bring up your girls,” says Rus kin, “as if they were meant for side board ornaments and then complain of their frivolity. Give ble teaching, but teachers, and give them the help which alone has sometimes done more than all other in fluences, the help of wild and falr na ture. You cannot baptize them rightly in inch deep church fonts unless you baptize them also in the sweet waters which the great Lawgiver strikes forth from the rogks of your native land.” them not only no noble Uacfuiness of Cheesecloth, Absorbent gauze Is virtually our old friend cheesecloth, and although one may prefer It antiseptically prepared, as for surgeon's use, it is as well to know that the plain 5 cents a yard va riety is all one needs usually. The plain cheesecloth makes excellent pan- try towels for the waltress—much bet. ter than stiff crash. The cook uses it also for straining Jellies, sauces and gravies, and makes towels of it for pol- | Ishing kitchen utensils Baby's Hot Water Bottle, Every baby needs a hot water bot | tle and should have one for his own In | dividual use. For the first few months of his existence he will find this com Jmonplace article his warmest If not his | best friend. In itself a rubber hot wa ter bottle Is not a thing of beauty, but may be given a festive alr If a cover Is made for It of white flannel or elder down or crocheted of soft white wool. - Harper's Under the Refrigerator. An exceedingly convenient household idea Is to have a zine plate about nine | Inches square, perforated at one end, In the floor under the drip pipe of the refrigerator covering a pipe for carry ing away the water. A half Inch wood | en molding surrounds the zine to pre vent the spread of the water, If before taking butter out of the pa per in which it Is wrapped it Is Im mersed in cold water for one or two minutes, the paper will come off per fectly clean, thus avoiding waste, Besides the thorough alting that beds and bedding should daily have, mat tresses, bolsters and pillows should be beaten and shaken three times n week. Ob, banish the tears of children! Con- tinual rains upon the blossoms are hurtful. — Richter, Kindness {n women, not thelr beas- teous looks. shall win my love Shake speare. | dough | 114 palling THE DOM ESTIC PYRAMID, Many Materinis oad an Woman's Life Go Inte Its Construction, The domestic pyramid is a mythical structure which every It seems paradoxical mythical structure actually but such is the The trious the woman the higher the pyra- mid. Many materials build Ing, and a woman's life Is given up to the occupation First, aud these portion, the dishes which one Three times a day years she washes some makes a mighty bost when it in the pyramid, for days In each yoar on an woinan to say built, more indus is Case go to the form a mighty I contains pro pyrami all woman has washed for twenty or thirty fifty dishes, It there 305 average since are a wo man washes 54.200 dishes each year, Next on the pyramid the and dusters and scrubbing brushes disheloths and tea cloths which have been worn out in her battle for clean! It is wonderful to think of. They will number well the hundreds, even though the who used was not known as a notable housewife Right In this section of the come the soap and which helped in the fray. Few people would imagine the quantities of these which are together It makes a corner in the pyramid Then come the foodstuffs which have gone through her prepara tion for the table-—the do she led and poached the bushels of potatoes she the quantity of flour she has fruit a: made are brooms ness nto one used, very respectable hands In wens of OREN and fr od. has pared, sifted, the has Ix which she laboriou and bread she has kneaded If she © Preserves loaves of the New Engla: nder, besten ther cake she has of pies she hnuts she quantity! Could a won the 4d bulld she v ity. Luck and toll bling t sacrifice. Sallie Carroll In Chronicle beauty of Pitta An Tmbrelln Stand. The um d shown lustration the old fas the least in fair distauce Lire Rial it the umbrellas are distr from each other. BURNT WOOD UMBRELLA STAND no trouble in them mized or In spoiling or cutti ing the silk. Thi article « Md furnisl made of piain m fashioned of od in other wa geting s usefu 1" } yi 8e hie ateriais or In NAY wood « nament A couple the bottom where will give a water to the wood. urnt wr or AE. paint or enamel on the proof finisl umbrellas rest Deviled Mushrooms, with modern for deviled served as savory 1 {ter the dessert and before the fruit and coffee Feel and rem the st button mushrooms portion of the head of each, chop this finely with half a dozen more mush rooms and fry in two ounces of butter with a minced shallot, a dessert spoon ful of chopped parsley and double that quantity of lean cooked ham. To these add a of cayenne, also a little salt, pepper and a dessertspoonful of curry paste. Fill the scooped out mush rooms with the mixture, place them on a buttered tin, sprinkle with fine bread crumbs and grated cheese, and bake for ten minutes. Serve two on a small crouton to each guest New Orleans Thnes- Democrat housewife An old ideas time P's) Eives thin recipe mushrooms to be they are alks Oove some dash Status of Finland Women, In Finland the broadest form of co education is practiced. Since 1803 wo men have been eligible as members of school boards, but among the work ing classes equality with men has long been established. In the trades wom- en are represented as follows In the grand duchy: One hundred and forty four bookbinders, 112 hatters, 17 dyers, 12 carpenters, 10 paper hangers, 11 watchmakers, 20 goldsmiths, B58 bak- ers, 19 slaughterers, 3563 hotel and res taurant keepers, 760 ship loaders, 108 printers and 500 bricklayers. There are also 850 women in the employ of the state in various capacities She Controls a Trust, A South Boston woman owns and controls nine weekly papers, which cir culate in the smaller New England eit les. She is ber own manager and em ploys only girls, some as young as sev. enteen. She never engages any one over twenty-one, her theory being that women out of thelr teens become “set” | and that thelr work lacks freshness, Bhe writes all editorials. Her papers keep the Interests of women prominents ly In view, but are not designed excl. sively for feminine perusal, Handy in the Kitehen., An artist housewife discovered that A palette knife is a most useful kitch- en implement and keeps one in the ta. bullds. | that a i the i% placed | and | them | pyramid | washing powders | but when it is all put and | ing may be | of coats of | from | scoop out a | No. letter Sl.=iMamond, O05=Hits From Box. A entral Acrostie, No. BS. Metagram., 1. Not the greatest = A sumpt quor in fermenta 50. «Riddles, * gain high position in and mates no is a sailor not a sallor? GO Numerical Enigma. of fourteen f a writer of ani dren in absence of light, 14 is a kind of fish 10 is to separate ted is what few people LR 13. 4 iva No, 81.00 the lee. ice that is cut ice that gives a piquant flavor. ice that foe often An An An An An An Au ures seen at weddings, ioe fixed by the merchant. ice feared by ladies ice that is dainty A Speculative Fall, Tom-—~Poor Jaggers isn't on the board of trade any more Jack-No: he might have succeeded in wheat if he hadn't dabbled in rye. Key to the Pamsle. Novel Wordmaking: 1 tare. 2. We hew 8 Toll, allot Tin, knit. 5 Lava, naval No. 43. ~Curtallments: 1. Heron, 38 Divert 4 Lawn No #4 window portal No. 40. — Progressive Enigma: 1 Watch-word. 2. Warrant 3. Utter most. 4. Tralt-or, No 46.-Double Acrostic: Primale-— Africa. Finals Europe. Crosswords 1. Agile. 2 Frau 8. Rear. 4 Indigo Bb Clasp. 6. Abide No. 47 «Ap Octogon: R os E v No 42 Era, 4 2 6 Duet, Lancet Wind, Port, Added Syllables: 1. 2. Crew, crewel 8 \d ¥Y * x2 N No. 48 ~Geographica! Puzsle: Baltle | Erie, | ble drawer of that Sparing as well as In her studio. To lee 10 Ph 10 Walch An yHRION rab it in Invaluable a thm Bi as well as for sorvices where needed. No 40 «Riddle: Pet. Carpet. Petty (ten). No. 00 ~Transpositions: Beard, bared, cake, to slip | debar, bread No. 61, ~ Metagram: = ay letters Novelties Easter Clothing, Easter Hats, Easter Neckwear, Easter Shirts, all the newest things up to last minute. - THE USUAL BUYER of ready-made Clothing starts out fairly well dress- ed, but alas for the fallacy of usual ready-made. His suit soon loses it's shape, his overcoat it's hang, be- cause neither of them was ever anything but ironed into place. The very same money he paid, not a penny more, would have bought him the world’s best Montgom- ery & Co. clothing, which keeps it’s air of distinction, shape and style until worn to shreds. Montgomery & Co. clothing can be had only from MONTGOMERY & CO. TtTeatTtTSTTSTYSTNNd - House Painting Interior Decorating Picture Framing by of Are Wall and the the leading pietun An immense assortn Paper Latest Ideas Decorations We ANPIOY { Skilled Workmen Let our repre our ent for tions all brane 8 of the buginess. || y } He Know vour and wants sentative will eall on vou. R. B. Montgomery, Belle Pa. Crieer's Ntone Bl ag. Sfonte, TO CONSUMPTIVES. & undersigned having bees res 1 health by sim; e means, alter sullering for several years watt a severe lung floc n, and that dread disesse © Consumption, | $ ANXIOUS 10 make ko 1 yw suflerers the means of cure. he will cheerfully se “ y { the prescr Pi ry Ww find a sure cure for Con sumptho a, sihma, Catarrh, Broochitls snd » at and tg pes all sufierers will try Ss remedy, tis if bie. T se desiring the prescription L cost them nothing, and mav prove a blessing, will please address Kev. EDWARD A WILSON, Brooklyn, New York GRANT HOOVER. red tr a desire 3 (free GRANT HOOVER. rider's Stone Bullding BELLEFONTE. Pa [FYORMATI IN WANTED ITEMAN, Ashlols HES, Gardear . EV. Gan . Howard PavlL Bwarn B Mrs W. FP. Mit Kaw Co lewisby FER Howard Li rg. Pa Krom ripe 's Iustantanious Headache Powders will relieve the most obstinate cases of nervous and sick headache. 10 cents tf NN NS NINN NNN NINN NS NS NSNPNSNGNSNSNSNSNSNSNSNN NPN, NAINA NAS NIN ANN NP WN RN NNN A NI IN ANN NNSA AN ANIA NSAI NPA INP PNT Pd. PoP Poot, — OE, EE —— a —— = &® - =~ ae . Ny Our Motto Is: To lowest possible cost rather than riches for onrsel ves gain it live content to seek a high standard AS EASTER MUSIC universally regarded the highest type « mposition, universally esteemed honored the type of ment. al Piano and highest instru f music so the as a musical to sell the best Piano at the of attainment in our trade to be worthy of public confidence and to toil earnestly to reach the ideal ; to stody hard, work honestly, think wisely, act progressively to the mutual advantage of our patrons and to the betterment of our trade Our stock is more complete than special inducements in Pianos, as well as Organs, small instramenta before, and we are prepared to offer Sewing Machines and Sheet Music, Masical Merchandise, &c M. C. GEPHART. BELLFONTE. CLEARFIELD. es LS Holiday, fills i That Last When you purchase o pres. ent, select something that will last, or the person receiving it Is likely 10 soon forget the giver, Artis. tie designs, beautifully finished together with great weariog qualities are combioed ia the 1847 Rogers Bros” (REmamann rosy) SPOONS, FORKS, KNIVES, He. ey /4 tisapr———— "4
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